Table 1.
List of materials used and their characteristics.
| Ceramic Specimens | ||||||
| Product | Composition | Biaxial Flexural Strength (MPa) | Fracture Toughness (MPa·m1/2) | Vickers Hardness (GPa) | Manufacturer | |
| ZirtoothTM Fulluster (Monolithic Zirconia) |
Zirconium dioxide, hafnium dioxide, yttrium trioxide, pigment, organic binder | 1200 | 5.5 | 13 | HASS Corp., Gangwon-do, Korea | |
| Rosetta® SM (Lithium Disilicate) |
Lithium oxide, silicon dioxide, boron trioxide, phosphorus pentoxide, pigment, organic binder | 440 | 2.25 | 5.8 | HASS Corp., Gangwon-do, Korea | |
| Rosetta® BM (Leucite) |
Potassium oxide, silicon dioxide, boron trioxide, titanium dioxide, aluminum oxide | 100 | 1.42 | 6 | HASS Corp., Gangwon-do, Korea | |
| Composite Resin Specimens | ||||||
| Product | Filler | Matrix | Filler Content (wt %) | Filler Size (nm) | Flexural Strength (MPa) | Manufacturer |
| MI Gracefil (Nano-Hybrid Filler Resin) |
Barium silica glass | Bis-MEPP, UDMA | 82 | 300 | 170 | GC, Tokyo, Japan |
| Gradia Direct P (Micro-Hybrid Filler Resin) |
Barium silica glass, silica dioxide, prepolymerized filler | UDMA | 76 | 850 | 129 | GC, Tokyo, Japan |
| Estelite Σ Quick (Micro-Hybrid Filler Resin) |
Silica-zirconia supra-nano monodispersing spherical, PFSC | Bis-GMA, TEGDMA, UDMA | 78 | 200 | 110 | Tokuyama Dental, Tokyo, Japan |
| Filtek Supreme Ultra (Nano-Filler Resin) |
Zirconium/silica non-agglomerated particles | Bis-GMA, UDMA, Bis-EMA, TEGDMA | 78 | 100 | 161 | 3M ESPE, MN, USA |
All information was supplied by the manufacturers. Bis-EMA, bisphenol A-lolyethylene diethe dimethacrylate; Bis-GMA, bisphenol A-glycidyl methacrylate; Bis-MEPP, bisphenol-A-ethoxylate dimethacrylate; PFSC, prepolymerized filler of silica composite; TEGDMA, triethyleneglycol dimethacrylate; UDMA, urethane dimethacrylate.